The huge stone remains blank.
Saturday, a panel at the Seattle Asian Art Museum will discuss the offensive plaque removed from Volunteer Park and the history of the wars that inspired it six decades ago in a community discussion brought together by the Volunteer Park Trust, UW’s Southeast Asia Center and the Center for Global Studies.
Volunteering for Empire: The Wars of 1898 and Seattle’s Volunteer Park
Saturday, May 7th 3:00 to 4:30 PM
Seattle Asian Art Museum and online
CHS reported on the sudden removal of the plaque last August. The large stone monument has stood in Volunteer Park since the 1950s when it was placed to honor the soldiers of the Spanish-American War but came under new scrutiny amid increased concern over anti-Asian hate during the pandemic. Continue reading